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Camunda vs Oracle BPM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Camunda delivers cost-effective, stable solutions enhancing productivity, reducing operational expenses, and offering comprehensive process coverage for large enterprises.
Sentiment score
5.5
Oracle BPM offers high ROI, especially in telecom and banking, with notable efficiency gains within six months to a year.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Camunda's customer service is praised for helpfulness and expertise, though some mention challenges with complexity and regional support.
Sentiment score
5.8
Customer service is reliable, but technical support is inconsistent and often slow, with some relying on external resources.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate them a 10 for support.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
AWS provides the best support, followed by Microsoft, and then Google.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
They provide better support for the enterprise edition.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Camunda excels in scalability using modern tools but faces database challenges; improvements are noted in documentation and setup.
Sentiment score
6.7
Oracle BPM excels in scalability, efficiently handling large enterprises with proper setup and maintenance, especially in cloud-native environments.
Camunda offers a high level of scalability, especially when using its SaaS model, which manages and scales implementations automatically.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
It allows for easy scaling, especially with ECS service configurations.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
They have that REST layer, REST APIs layer that makes it easy to integrate and make it part of a microservices ecosystem and APIs.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Camunda is highly rated for stability, with minimal bugs, and performs efficiently in various production environments even under load.
Sentiment score
6.9
Oracle BPM 12c is robust and stable, excelling in handling high concurrent requests despite occasional migration or connection issues.
There haven't been any significant outages in my experience with Camunda.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
We measured the time for each step individually because each activity in the process was an API call to an external API in a different legacy system.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Camunda needs better customization, programming language integration, scalability, and AWS support, with enhanced documentation and performance improvements.
Oracle BPM faces usability challenges, high costs, outdated tech, limited features, and issues with stability, API, and support.
Since they made the move to cloud deployment in a more SaaS-oriented way, they do not invest too much in the community version.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
There is an issue where, in some situations, I need to scale up by observing both CPU and memory usage of containers, yet under the current options available at Amazon, this is not possible.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
More open documentation would be beneficial to understand the deployment process better and facilitate easier setup.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
 

Setup Cost

Camunda's pricing is competitive, but costly for small businesses; enterprise edition offers advanced features and support options.
Oracle BPM is costly but valued for features, with complex licensing and significant expenses per user and overall.
AWS pricing is very competitive compared to Azure and cheap compared to Google.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
There is a licensing cost for using the SaaS model and Enterprise edition of Camunda.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
The licensing of Oracle BPM will cost around $50,000 plus.
Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Camunda is valued for its flexibility, open-source customization, user-friendly interface, and effective management of complex processes.
Oracle BPM provides intuitive process modeling, robust engine, seamless integration, strong analytics, and user-friendly API for dynamic business scenarios.
Camunda's support for BPMN 2.0 is a great advantage because it allows us to have a common language to discuss technology and business in the same perspective.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
ECS also allows for horizontal scalability with thresholds that can be configured for CPU or memory.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
The biggest difference between Camunda and Bonita might be that Camunda is simpler and more flexible for setting.
Technical Director / Project Manager at I-way
The most valuable features I find in Oracle BPM include a unified process management platform, human workflow management, and process simulation and optimization.
Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Camunda
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (1st), Process Automation (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (3rd), AI Software Development (3rd), AI Customer Support (3rd), AI IT Support (5th)
Oracle BPM
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
14th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Camunda is 11.5%, down from 21.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle BPM is 1.7%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Camunda11.5%
Oracle BPM1.7%
Other86.8%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

CristianoGomes - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Supports long-running asynchronous processes effectively but has not evolved much in recent years
I think Camunda is focusing too much on the SaaS offering right now and not much on improving and developing the product itself. I did not see any innovations on that aspect, especially for the open-source version. I was making some tests recently and the tool seemed pretty much the same as it was three or four years ago. Since they made the move to cloud deployment in a more SaaS-oriented way, they do not invest too much in the community version. To be honest, it did not change much from the Activiti initial version. Activiti was pretty much what Camunda is today. They invested a lot on Zeebe and made it the engine for their SaaS cloud version. Camunda itself, the embedded engine, did not evolve too much. They could invest more on that.
reviewer913692 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Facilitates process integration across departments but requires better pricing and broader feature adoption
The most valuable features I find in Oracle BPM include a unified process management platform, human workflow management, and process simulation and optimization. I see that it is integrated with other ERPs. If you integrate it with human HRMS workflow management, then it will provide integration with HRMS for Oracle E-Business Suite and for process analytics and business.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
13%
Insurance Company
6%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Wireless Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

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Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?
Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...
Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
What do you like most about Oracle BPM?
The solution provides extensive functionalities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle BPM?
The overall pricing of the product is around $1,000 per user, or the licensing of Oracle BPM will cost around $50,000 plus.
What needs improvement with Oracle BPM?
Regarding the Process Analytics feature, which features are you referring to?
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Camunda BPM
Oracle Business Process Management
 

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Sample Customers

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